THE ORIGIN: Clark Kent Superman awakes with a start. Standing before him is the ghostly image of a shriveled, alien-looking creature. He is coming, the apparition states before dissipating in the breeze. He is coming.

The same strange visitation replays itself to John Stewart as he foils a bank robbery. To Bruce Wayne as he rides an elevator in WayneTech, to Barry Allen, and Wonder Woman, all of them telepathically warned by Jonn Jonzz, the last survivor of the planet Mars (shown bottom right). The same great evil that destroyed Mars is coming to Earth, and this Martian hunts men for a super-league capable of defeating it.

THE CHARACTERS: The Dark Knight, the Man of Steel, the Amazon, the Emerald Gladiator and the Fastest Man Alive come together as the JLA when Jonzz pleads to them for help against an evil no one hero can defeat. Mars burned for 200 years after he came, Jonzz says. Everyone died. Everyone but me."

SUPPORTING CAST: Filling out the JLAs ranks is the Atom, a female scientist. In addition to shrinking her size to that of an atom, she can also adjust her bodys mass while small. Also lending support is Jonzz, who acts as the teams intelligence gatherer, telepathic link and resident technology guru.

THE FIRST ARC: After he destroyed Mars, he came to Earth,� laments Jozz to the newly formed League. But there was nothing to conquer. He killed the dominant speciesyour dinosaursand marked your Earth as a viable future world to subjugate. Hisno, its name is Despero, the immortal leader of his warlike race. He comes alone, conquers by his own hand and proves his status of God to his people. I have felt his mind. He is coming.

As the team races to learn everything they can about Despero and the Martian/human technology of the JLAs Manhattan HQ, Despero crashes to Earth in a fiery ball of death. Towering over seven feet tall, the alien wreaks havoc through the U.N., brutally killing every delegate inside and donning the UN`s flag as a symbol of his power. His next step is to murder the U.S. president, as Despero cuts a path of destruction through all U.S. resistance. Eventually catching up to him, the hastily assembled Justice League face the would-be conqueror as their first mission and their first failure. Even though they eventually defeat Despero, they may soon have to contend with an entire race of Desperos; having retreated behind Saturn, the rudderless army gives pause to ponder what to do with the one planet thats managed to defeat their god.

THE BIG PICTURE: A few storyarcs in, Superman decides the League members need to know more about each other to work better as a team. As the members reveal their secret IDs and powers, the spotlight falls on a reluctant Batman, setting the stage as the untrusting Dark Knight turns his back on the League and then systematically defeats them all, just in time for a new villain called The Key to unlock the gates of Hell!

Character Profiles

Here is where all player character sheets will be kept. The skeleton below is to be filled out and PM'd to me before any posting in the Main Thread is to take place.

Player Name:Superhero/villain:Real Name:Age:Sexual Orientation:Base of Operations: (Where you currently are)Powers: (General gist)Weaknesses: (Same as a above)

History: (How your character fits into this altered/grittier reality)

Activity: (What your character has been doing since the Event)

Equipment: (Any trade mark weapons ore tech they carry)

Appearance without costume: (may use a celeb if you wish)

Costume: (as there can be many versions, let see what it is that you want them to be in)

Weaknesses: Magic and pysch attacks. Diana is physically the strongest woman on the planet. She can withstand much however The Gods ALLWAYS design a flaw and she can be killed by those who created her. Sometimes her Amazonian pride can be a great weakness to her.

History:

Wonder Woman is the Amazonian princess Diana; the daughter of the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta and the Olympian god Zeus. While the Amazons traditionally procreated by raping and then murdering sailors who happened too close to their island, Hippolyta was supposed to have been barren. Legend told that Diana was born of her mother's strong desire for a child, a lump of clay brought to life in the form of a girl; the perfect Amazon, as she was born of no man. The truth, though, was that Hippolyta had had an affair with Zeus, and Diana's real parentage was hidden in order to protect the Queen and her daughter from the wrath of Zeus' notoriously jealous wife Hera. As such, Diana's power was inherited through her divine blood.

Zeus had gone missing, and his wife Hera, in her jealousy, had discovered that yet another child had been conceived by her husband's dalliances with mortal women. The mortal woman in question was Zola, a woman living alone in the country, who was utterly surprised when Hera sent creatures to attack and kill her. Fortunately, she was rescued thanks to the efforts of Hermes, who sent her to request help from Wonder Woman. For safety's sake, Diana took Zola and Hermes to the island of Themyscira, home of the Amazons to beg protection from her mother, who warned that protecting one of Zeus' bastards from Hera would be no simple task. Before long, Hera sent her daughter Strife to do her will. Diana managed to prevent her from manipulating the Amazons into killing each other, but, she was surprised to learn that she and Strife were sisters - a revelation brought to light by the power of the Lasso of Truth.

Activity:

Leaving Themyscira for the first time in her life, Diana comes to New York and is an immediate cultural icon to its people. But as Diana grows closer and more in touch with the outside world, she's not sure if she can carry out her Amazon duties. Nicknamed Wonder Woman by Trevor when she's seen in action, Diana slowly finds herself stepping in as guardian to a race she has vowed to conquer.

History: John Stewart was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. And from a young age he was always a person who wanted to make the world a better place. Despite getting a football scholarship when he graduated high school, John decided to follow his fathers footsteps and joined the United States Marine Corps, while at the same time going to school for Architecture and Engineering. He served his four years with distinction, then signed on for another four after that.

He was discharged when he was 28 after 8 years of serving his country. When he went back home, he got a lucky break and found a job as an architect and ended up designing plans and building structures that brought the city back from the brink of financial destruction. He was happy with his job, but he always felt he could do more. And one day he suddenly could.

The Guardians of Oa had searched the galaxy and found him worthy to be a partner to Hal Jordan, and together they would both shoulder the burden of protecting Sector #2814 as it was one of the largest area a Lantern patrolled. It didn't take long for John to become comfortable in his new role as a hero, and now he protects not only Earth, but everyone within his sector with the same diligence and pride he did America as a Marine.

Activity: As the Green Lantern of Galaxy Sector #2814, Stewart is kept busy by travelling the entire galactic sector(including Earth and a multitude of other planets, colonies, and space stations) and doing the duties of a Lantern, from settling disputes, rescue efforts, stopping disasters and thwarting villains.

Player Name: Red StellaSuperhero: Black CanaryReal Name: Dinah Laurel Lance. (Goes by Laurel.)Age: 22Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual.Base of Operations: On the road.Powers: Unarmed Combat, Acrobatics, Weapon Master, Marksmanship, Swordsmanship, Escape Artist, Stealth, Expert Driver, Tracking.Canary Cry - Laurel possesses a metagene that gives her a potent sonic attack, able to damage and stun foes or objects, to the point of shattering metal. She possesses a incredible degree of control over her vocal cords. This enables her to mimic sounds and generate any sound she desires, even developing several abilities. The Canary Cry has been able to reach 300 decibels, which is enough to make a person's ears start bleeding even if they're not the attack target.

Weaknesses: She's a mortal human, susceptible to injury.

History: The daughter of a police officer and the original Black Canary, Laurel trained in a variety of martial arts (armed and unarmed), marksmanship, driving, and tactics. She continued her mother's legacy as a crime fighter; or vigilante, depending on your point of view.

Despero's fiery appearance and the carnage that followed left Laurel's world turned upside down. So much death and destruction, followed by a confused and temporary lull.

Activity: Since the Event, as the Press were calling it, Laurel has been travelling,doing what she can to help keep people safe. There are always those who are only too happy to take advantage of a bad situation. The Black Canary was happy to show them the error of their ways.

Player Name: TheVillainSuperhero: Lady AnarchyReal Name: Samantha Briggs / HanielAge: 19 / EternalSexual Orientation: BisexualBase of Operations: Empire State University / HeavenPowers: Lady Anarchy's powers are derived from the fusion of the human soul of Samantha Briggs and an entity named Haniel, a being that is believed in mystical circles to be one of the seven Archangels of the Presence.Empathy - A powerful psychic presence, she seems to radiate hope and well-being. Able to read emotional states in others with supernatural ability and scope.-Inspiration- An expression of her empathetic abilities Her presence often seems to promote certain emotional states too, especially hope and courage. This power is often accompanied with a halo effect around her head.Telekinesis - Able to move large objects with her mind alone, the strength of this ability is so far uncharted. Objects lifted by this power are shrouded in bright light that seems to have no source.-Flight - Tied to her telekinetic abilities, when she uses them to lift herself instead of being shrouded in light four wings of light form from her back.-Force Fields - A defensive aspect, she can erect protective force fields to shield from attacks.-Matter Disintegration - Believed to be an expression of her telekinetic abilities on a molecular scale, she can disintegrate objects by touching them. Usually used on restrictive bonds, a greenish-yellow light effect tends to originate.-Healing - The inverse of the disintegrate effect, she can heal living things by touch. How powerful this ability can be is unknown, but might even be powerful enough to resurrect the very recently dead.

Weaknesses: Lady Anarchy is angelic enough that certain magical rites and spells that normally have no effect on humans can be used against her. Making a ring of fire with holy oil can be used to trap her for example. She also has enough of an angelic presence that demons can sense her from a distance.

History: In the beginning there was the Presence, whose hand reached out to create the Universe. For its own mysterious reasons its first creations were the Archangels, 7 Servants of incredible power of their own.

Micheal - Archangel of Courage and Soldiers.Gabriel - Archangel of Integrity and Messengers.Raphael - Archangel of Compassion and Healers.Uriel - Archangel of Diligence and Watchers.Raguel - Archangel of Justice and Judicators.Samael - Archangel of Temperance and Philosophers.Lucifiel - Archangel of Charity and Builders.

Unfortunately, Lucifiel didn't like how he was to build a Universe just for lesser beings to be inside and thought he could build a better world then the Presence had in mind and so began the Rebellion. While the Presence and his forces were ultimately victorious it was at a heavy cost. Lucifiel changed his name to Lucifer and he was cast from heaven to become the first demon. Samael lost his virtue of Temperance and joined Lucifer as an Accuser and Destroyer. Raguel is still among the archangels but since the rebellion he has become notably more prone to Wrath as well.

Having lost two of his Archangels and at risk of losing a third, the Presence created two more Archangels to return the ranks to 7. First, to tend to his Archangel in need of help he created Phanuel - the Archangel of Redemption and Speakers. Then, for the world of the living who would now need help in the face of Lucifer's mechanization he created the youngest Archangel. Haniel - Archangel of Joy and Dreamers.

And Haniel was the most mortal-like of the Archangels of the Presence, a subtle helping hand for mortal races across the universe. Celebrating our victories, crying at our sorrows, grieving with us. She was on Mars, when it burned. She tried to stop it if she failed, and to this day she wonders if it was because she was too subtle in her approach.

Enter Samantha Briggs. A college student at Empire State University with a Political Science Major and dreams to make a better world. Cynical, reserved, calm - and an anarchist who dreams of a world free from fear. A serious student with a serious future in mind, maybe that's why the Archangel chose her. The world's most dedicated Dreamer of a Better World.

The mystics of the world had signs that something was coming, some even realized it was the return of Haniel to Earth. Some even tried to strike, sending out general curses to try and kill the perspective host before knowing who it was. All Samantha knew at the time was that a crackdown on political dissidents was called at a protest she was attending and it quickly was being turned lethal by the police.

A woman, chosen by the Archangel of Joy and Dreamers in a time and place of Great Need. All the signs pointing at the time being right for a new Lady of Liberty like in small legends throughout the Universe - but this time the signs wouldn't quite get it right. A Lady of Liberty is gone, and in her place there is Anarchy.

Activity: The recent merge of Samantha Briggs and Haniel was in response to the event, the Archangel is doing what she can to bring hope to the world, recently coming onto the Justice League's radar.

High proficiency with technology – Able to build own arrows/tracers and disable all but advanced explosive devices/security systems.

Weaknesses: Mortal human

History: Oliver, heir to Queen Industries, was always fascinated by the variety of technology—from military to more simple home goods—produced by his father’s company and the family bow hanging in the study. Growing up Oliver’s father encouraged Oliver to learn about the world outside Star City, pursue his interest in technology, and frequently took him out on hunts to show him how to use the bow. Often these trips would be to other places around the world, hunting never for sport but hunting to learn more and see the world. At the age of 12 Oliver was already able to shoot quail from the air and fish from a river with the bow. Over the years Oliver learned martial arts and hunting skills from his father and many of his father’s friends and business partners.

On one such trip a sudden storm hit and the Queen’s jet was swallowed up into the ocean. Oliver and his sister Thea, barely alive, washed ashore on the island of Lian Yu with some wreckage from the plane. There he spent the next year crafting a bow and using his hunting skills to keep them both alive. Despite their dire situation Thea always tried to stay positive and keep their spirits up with jokes and quips in order to never loose hope.

While out collecting wood one day Oliver returned to camp to find his sister missing. Searching nearby he spotted smoke in the distance and came across a cove occupied by a band of smugglers dealing in various black-market goods. Hiding Oliver watched as a few went about moving cargo and spotted several crowding around Thea. Angry he let fly multiple arrows at the criminals. Though he took several down he was forced to retreat back into the jungle once they drew their guns and attacked. Angry, Oliver ran trying to take out more of them as they followed. But in his anger he forgot where he was and ran right to the edge of cliff overlooking the sea. Realizing his mistake Oliver turns trying to find a way to flee only to find the rest of the smugglers are already there with guns drawn. The leader stepped forward dragging Thea with him and with a crooked smile he pulls his gun and shoots Thea. Howling with laughter he orders his men to open fire as Oliver stand on the edge of the cliff in shocked silence. A bullet hits him in the shoulder and throws him off the cliff down to the waters below.

Believing him dead from a bullet and the fall the smugglers leave Thea’s body on the cliff and go from the island completing their deals. Oliver crawls back onto shore and after hours of pain manages to stop the bleeding. Returning to the cliff the next day he finds his sister and gives her a simple burial there vowing to avenger her.

Four year later the smugglers finally returned to the island to conduct a new deal. As the day passed Oliver hid, watching and waiting, noting every movement, habit, and interaction. Then when night finally fell he made his move. One by one he slaughtered each of the men. With bow and fist he silently killed each one leaving their leader—the man who killed his sister—for last. Coming face to face with the man Oliver takes the leader’s gun and wakes him. Recognition flashes in the leader’s eyes as Oliver points the man’s own gun at his head and pulls the trigger. It is finally done, the four years of waiting and training has brought justice for Oliver’s murdered sister. Leaving the island on their boat he returned to the mainland and made his way back home.

After returning to Star City Oliver assumed control of his father’s company. With his bow the skills honed near super human levels on the island Oliver vowed to help those who have been preyed upon by taking on those too powerful for the normal police.

Activity: Before the Event Oliver set up multiple charities in Star City and started his activities as Green Arrow. Since the Event Oliver has also expanded his efforts as Green Arrow to missions around the world, taking down corrupt officials or gangs who prey on the weak in the aftermath of the destruction.

History: Superman was sent to Earth as a baby from the dying world of Krypton by his parents, and shortly after crash landing on the planet, was found and taken in by Jon and Martha Kent. They decided to pass the baby off as their own child, adopting him and giving him the name Clark Kent. It wasn't long before the Kent's discovered that the baby from beyond the stars was far from normal, possessing powers far beyond those of ordinary people. While at first afraid of the child and his abilities, they endeavored to raise him as any other normal boy, and quickly grew to love Clark as if he were their own.

Thanks to their influence, Clark grew up well, becoming an honest and upstanding citizen with a respect for life. Unfortunately, neither Jon or Martha lived long enough to see Clark to proper adulthood. But he continued to honor the lessons that they taught him in life, and eventually he moved to the big city of Metropolis. There, he decided to use the powers that he had been given for the good of humanity, donning a costume and protecting Metropolis and the Earth at large as Superman, the Man of Steel.

Activity: Since the Event, as it's being called, not very much as changed for the Man of Steel, as he still works to protect his adopted home from threats of all kinds.

History: As a boy, Bruce's parents were murdered. This unfortunate event cause a very dark turn in his life. Only a few years later, he was traveling around the world, diversifying himself, and receiving all kinds of training ranging from escape artistry, to Martial arts. At the age of 25 Bruce Wayne returned home, a dashing, attractive Billionaire that still felt like he had to do something for the city his parents loved.Activity: For a bit over a year now, there had been sightings of a man in gotham, a Batman. Many say he saved their lives, others like commissioner Lobe and Harvey Bullock believe he is a dangerous vigilante that must be brought to justice. This, little did they realize, was Bruce Wayne's outlet to service for Gotham vowing to do everything within his power to ensure no one meets the same ill fate his parents did.

Equipment: Utility belt, which contains various pieces of equipment, including several variations of the infamous batarang. Armor plated suit, weighted tips cape, assortment of various Bat vehicles including the Bat cycle, mobile, boat, and jet

Appearance without costume: (may use a celeb if you wish)

Costume: (as there can be many versions, let see what it is that you want them to be in)

As a note, HE will likely not be a member of the league at first, given that he trust the lot of ya as far as he can throw ya. Some may try to persuade him to join, others may keep their distance, etc. But this is very much a year two batman. Gotham is still unsure how to view the man, if he's even real at all...as for bringing down the league, he would need a damn good reason to do so.

I know no one has posted anything on this topic in a while but I am hoping that at least a few of you are interested in playing. I am currently running two table top games IRL but I should be handing the reins on one of them to another player and I will have a little more free time.

That said, I wanted to see if anyone is still interested and I would try to help run the game because I know I was excited for the game and then life started kicking my ass. Fair warning I haven't run anything but Dungeons and Dragons games until now and all of those have been at my place or a friends so this will take some getting used to.

I've not GMed much myself. One PbP that kind of sputtered out when my classes started back up... and some table tops in person from way back.

But if you're looking for someone to lend a helping hand, that I think I could do; particularly with a game like this. I am a huuuge DC comics nerd. Despero the Conqueror! Mongul the Mighty! Starro the... also Conqueror! Kalibak the... Conqueror.

I've not GMed much myself. One PbP that kind of sputtered out when my classes started back up... and some table tops in person from way back.

But if you're looking for someone to lend a helping hand, that I think I could do; particularly with a game like this. I am a huuuge DC comics nerd. Despero the Conqueror! Mongul the Mighty! Starro the... also Conqueror! Kalibak the... Conqueror.

Lotta Conquerors in the DC universe...

That would be awesome, like I said I have DMed but I don't know the DC Universe as much as I would like to. Movies and the cartoons mainly. So yeah it would be great to have someone to bounce story ideas off or someone to just help DM in general.

That would be awesome, like I said I have DMed but I don't know the DC Universe as much as I would like to. Movies and the cartoons mainly. So yeah it would be great to have someone to bounce story ideas off or someone to just help DM in general.